Michael Jones was the lead
Project Designer for the adaptive re-use of this partially constructed
technical institute to house Sberbank’s central offices and bank in Moscow.
The existing building, consisting of an essentially square block with
central courtyard, had been partially completed and abandoned. To
accommodate the bank's program, the building was partially demolished,
expanded and extensively modified to house this new 330,000 SF office
building. The courtyard was filled-in to incorporate a six-story,
glass-roofed atrium and central banking hall with three levels of
underground parking. The vault door is on axis with the centerline of the
atrium, visible through transparent glass.

Offices wrap around this
atrium/banking hall, with windows opening into the atrium. The dining
terrace of the employee dining area on the topmost level opens onto the
atrium. Employee amenities include a 250-seat auditorium and below-grade
fitness center, sauna/steam bath and indoor swimming pool. New HVAC,
electrical and security systems were installed throughout the new building.